Hawke's Bay Wind Farm

The Hawke's Bay Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm which will be constructed in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand. It is expected to have a capacity of up to 225MW, with a maximum of 75 turbines. It will be owned by the private company Hawkes Bay Wind Farm Ltd, which is made up of three shareholders including Wind Farm Developments Ltd.The project received resource consent in February 2006. Appeals against the wind farm were overcome at the Environment Court in October 2006 and at the High Court in May 2007.A nearby but different wind farm known as Te Waka/Titiokura Wind Farm has been proposed by Unison. The Environment Court has ruled against stage 2 of this wind farm.In November 2010, Meridian Energy purchased the consents for the project and indicated that construction would commence within two years.LocationThe wind farm will be located on the Maungaharuru Range near the Titiokura Summit, about 34 km North-west of Napier Airport. The altitude of the range is approximately 1300 metres.